Details
LOT 2641
Southeast Gaul. Allobroges AR Drachm. Circa 75-50 BC.
Area of the Dauphiny. Celticized laureate head of Apollo to left / Horse rushing to left; above, stylised caduceus. Castelin 22-24; De la Tour 2895; Delestrée & Tache 3113; Depeyrot I, 77. Good Very Fine. Toned.(2.33gr, 14mm, 9h.).
Provenance
Ex Besançon Numismatique, 2 September 2015, lot 85.
Ex Nomos AG, Auction 20, 10 July 2020, lot 5 (company's ticket included).
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